Wayne State Volleyball Moves To #3 In DII Rankings, Five Ranked NSIC Teams Among Top 10

WAYNE – For the second straight weekend, Wayne State College volleyball swept Concordia-St. Paul which saw the Wildcats on the move yet again in the rankings.

According to a release, WSC moved from #5 to #3 in Monday’s NCAA Division II AVCA Coaches’ Poll with 1,067 points along with seven first place votes.

The Wildcats (11-0/2-0 NSIC) swept then #3 Concordia-St. Paul on Friday before also winning in straight sets over Minnesota State-Mankato this past weekend.

#1 Tampa (39 first place votes) remained among the top spot with their 9-0 record.

Other NSIC ranked teams include #5 Concordia-St. Paul (8-2, down two spots), #6 St. Cloud State (10-0, remained the same), #7 Southwest Minnesota State (10-0, up two spots with one first place vote), #10 Minnesota Duluth (10-0, up four spots) and #23 Augustana University (9-1, up one spot). Northern State and Winona State were also receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots.

#3 Wayne State College will conclude non-conference play hosting Peru State College on Tuesday, September 13 at 6 p.m. WSC will resume league play on Friday and Saturday, September 16 – 17 visiting Upper Iowa and Winona State.

 

AVCA Division II Coaches Poll: Sept. 12, 2022

Rank School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) Total Points Adjusted 2022 Record Previous Week
1 Tampa (39) 1155 9-0 1
2 Washburn 1109 10-0 2
3 Wayne State [Neb.] (7) 1067 11-0 5
4 MSU Denver 990 9-1 4
5 Concordia-St. Paul* 981 8-2 3
6 St. Cloud State* 952 10-0 6
7 Southwest Minnesota State (1)* 851 10-0 9
8 Nebraska-Kearney 803 10-1 7
9 Western Washington 745 7-3 11
10 Minnesota Duluth* 710 10-0 14
11 West Florida 650 8-3 8
12 Cal State San Bernardino 602 7-2 10
13 NW Missouri State 551 7-3 12
14 Alaska-Anchorage 502 12-1 16
15 Lewis 439 8-4 17
16 Central Missouri 401 6-4 18
17 West Texas A&M 389 7-4 13
18 Barry 381 9-0 22
19 Colorado School of Mines 279 6-4 15
20 Regis 260 6-4 23
21 Colorado Mesa University 243 6-3 21
22 Hillsdale 235 9-2 20
23 Augustana [S.D.]* 181 9-1 24
24 Wingate 93 10-1 NR
25 Cal Poly Pomona 67 7-1 NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Michigan Tech 54; Rockhurst 53; Cal State L.A. 52; Colorado State-Pueblo 44; Nova Southeastern 38; Quincy 34; Central Oklahoma 31; Central Washington 30; Harding 26; American International 23; Texas-Tyler 17; Azusa Pacific 15; Northern Michigan 15; Point Loma 15; Ferris State 14; Augusta University 10; Gannon 10; Grand Valley State 10; Northern State 10; Chaminade 9; Dallas Baptist 9; Davenport 9; Alaska Fairbanks 8; Clarion 8; Biola 7; Ashland 6; Eckerd 6; Sonoma State 5; Winona State 5; Oklahoma Baptist 4

10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 62 combined points

Dropped Out: Michigan Tech 19; Gannon 25

Next Poll: Sept. 19, 2022

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